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2 WEATHER. _Falr tonight and tomorrow; modere ate tempeérature. ‘Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: at 2 p.m. today; lowest, 53, at 7 today. Full report on page 7. 7, am. Highest, Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 29 28,641, Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. ASHINGTON, D. C, Fhening WITH SUNDAY. MORNING EDITION THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1922—FORTY PAGES. : ‘Member of the use for repu! Al rights dispatches tho Associated Press The Associated Preps is exclusively entitied to blication of all news dispatches credited to 1t or mot otherwise credited {n this Daper and also the local mews published bereln, of publication of special berein are aiso reserved. Yesterday’s Circalation, 88,159 TWO CENTS. TURKS ADVANCING ON BRITISH; GREEKS CLAMOR FOR REPUBLIC; EX-KING IS REPORTED IN PRISON Kemalists Violate Neutral Zone Again Despite Pledge. SITUATION CRITICAL, IS VIEW IN LONDON Aircraft Being Concen- trated to Defend Straits From Attackers. By the Assoclated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, September 28. = The Turkish nationalists have noti- fied the allied high command that they will not tolerate the fortifica- tion of certain points in the so-called . meutral zones along the Dardanelles. Continuance of the work of fortifica- tion will be looked upon by the Kemalists as warranting military -action, their representative, Hamid Bey, informed the allled commander, Brig. Gen. Harington. The Turkish troop movements con- tinue, and yesterday for the fifth time they violated the neutral zones, tak- ing positions In the regions of Dum- brek, Lampsaki, Yaghjilar and San- &akell. British Rush Aid. Cavalry is advancing on Asmali- Tepe, apparently with the object of isolating the British advance posts at Kephez, and aid has been sent to the latter. Desplte these movements a commu- nication from the Kemalists yester- day declared they would respect the neutrality of the stralts pending an armistice conference, and Gen. Har- ington has sent a message to Mus- tapha Kemal Pasha, at Smyrna, urg- ing an early meeting of the British and Kemalist generals at Mudania or Ismid. Greek Ship in Peril. The Greek battleship Averoff, the crew of which mutinied yesterday, is steaming for Piraeus through the Dardanelles and is in danger of bom- bardment by the Kemalist artillgry concealed in the hills on the-Asidtlc side, The alljed naval authorities here are hopeful that she Wilt~escape un- scathed, as she is leaving Turkish waters at thefr equest. ~The sultan cabinet, the milltary governor of Con- srantinople and the responsible law officers are. taking all measures to preserve order and safeguard life in the event of a Venezelist uprising. Fleld Marshal Plumer visited the sultan_yesterday and remained _with him an_hour. They are believed to have discussed the caliphate question in light of the new situation. BRITISH ARE ALARMED. Great Prospect of Fighting With Turks Now Seen. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, September 28.—British government circles today took a grave view of the situation in the Dardanelles, which was regarded as so critical as to overshadow the revo- lutionary developments in Greece. The opinion was expressed that there is a greater prospect of fighting be- tween the British and Turkish na- tionallsts than at any previous time. The cabinet was convened this morning to consider a message from Brig. Gen. Sir Charles Harington, commanding allfed forces in Constan- > ~—tinople, summarizing Mustapha Kemal Pasha’s reply to Gen. Harrington's Jarning against violation of the neu- tral zone along the straits. The re- ply was considered to be evasive and ambiguous. Two Views of Intention. Two views may be taken of Mustapha Kemal's intentions, it is stated. One is that under the cover of his cavalry he may be bringing up artillery and material, and doing all he can to compel the British to fire the first shot. The less serious view js that he is truthful in his statement that he does not know where the peutral zone extends. It is pointed out that Gen. Haring- fon is laboring under tremendous fesponsibility. He has been told to de all possible to avoid war, but to use his own judgment regarding the necessity of fighting to maintain the Pritish edicts. It is understood he has the full backing of the govern- ment, which will support any action he takes. - Fails te Recognize Zome. In his reply Mustapha Kemal says the Angora government does not recognize any neutral zone. He com- plains about' the Greek warships, which have_been anchored near Con- stantinople, and also about the action of the British troops in the region arbund Canak on the southern shore 6f the straits. Allegations are made that .the British have destroyed Fyrkish roads and Turkigh homes. l‘illl!llalll Kemal also’ claims the #ight o cross the so-called neutral zone and to enter eastern Thrace, twhere he claims the Greeks are kill- §ng the Turkish inhabitants.” He con- clides by saying he hopes to avold eny confiict with the British. An important concentration of Brit- §sh aircraft in the near east is under Way. An augmented squadron now is en route from Egypt for Constanti- nople. It includes sixteen first-class machines and fifteen reserve planes. ‘Another squadron of about forty machines left Malta with the fleet t is reported, three squad- are in. readiness for®immediate daparture if developmeats necessitate their services. HIROHITO MAY VISIT U.S. VANCOUVER, B. C., September 28.— dqt is possible that the Crown Pkr:?e of Japan, now regent to_the mi ), the United States I PRINCE IS READY TO TAKE THRONE OF CONSTANTINE By the Associated Press. LONDON, September 38— Crown Prince George of Greece has indieated his intemtion to accept the throne, relinquished by his father, sccording to = message from authoritative sourees in Athens (An Athens dispatch, timed 12110 p.m. yesterday. anid Crown Prince George would take the onth as king during the after- . Nothing Inter was re- ceived to whow that thiy pro- wram was carried out.) There is no word as to the whereabouts of Constantine. Both Athens and Saloniki are reported to be quiet. It in too enrly to estimate the direction authoritative looked upon as temnding to sup- port former Premier Venizelos. ‘Warships, manned by revo- lutionists, have arrived from the Greek islands. The crews parnded the streets yesterday and demonstrated im fromt of the British and other legations. QUICK CHANGE SEEN INBRITAIN'S POLICY Co-Operation Between Lloyd George and Venizelos Be- lieved Possible. GREEK REBELS PRO-ALLY Strongly Favor Former Premier and Are Ready to Fight for Thrace, Says Report. By the Associated Press. LONDON, September 28.—The abdi- cation of King Constantine of Greece, making again possible co-operation between Prime Minister Lloyd George and ex-Premier Venizelos, may cause a lightning change in Gredt Britain's policy toward the Tuks, according'fo} well informed circles here today. It is asserted in these circles that 2 ‘possible” new ' conjungtion of these two former co-wprKers is the ex- planation of-the studied attitude of pessimism which, since yesterday, has been radiating from No. 10 Downing street, where this morning much ap- prehension was expressed regarding possible warlike acts of the Turks in the vicinity of Chanak. i With Constantine out of the way, it is claimed, there will be one more chance of reorganizing the best forces of Greece under Venizelos whose Cretan soldiers were the back- bone of the army untl Constan- tine replaced the officers with own sympathizers, especially with generals untrained and inexperienced in the great war. d It is pointed out that the present revolutionists in Greece are reported to be not only pro-Venizelist, hut pro- ally, and further, that they are men who believe heart and soul in the greater Greece. It is not believed that they will yield Thrace, at least to the Turks, without a struggle. Among military observers familiar with the situation it is pot doubted . {that an entirely new phase of the ) Whole near east situation {s being ap- ! proached. It is generally reported | that Mr. Lloyd George was reluctant ito abandon the poliey toward the Turks which had been pursued for three years, and that it was at a mo- ment ‘of pressure that he ‘yielded to the French argument that the Turks be permitted to re-enter Europe, where they had long been, as the prime minister pointed out in his re- cent statement, a troublesome factor. 'HEARING ON TROLLEY RATES SET FOR OCT. 9 Capital Traction- Company’s Re- turn Declared to Be 10.57 Per Cent, by Citizens. The Public Utilities Commission today announced that the public hearing on the rates of the Capital Traction Com- Is Call of Revolters in Athens Parade. “Venizelos” LIKELY TO BLOCK PLANS OF PRINGE King Gave Up When Angry Mob Appeared Before Palace. By the Associated Pre: ATHENS, September 28.—Cols. Plastiras and Gohatas, leaders in the revelution entered Athems to- day at the head of their troeps and ‘were received with enthusiasm, CONSTANTINOPLE, September 28 —Former King Constantine of Greece, who abdicated yesterday, is reported to have been imprisoned by the rev- olutionaries in Athens. It is reported from Athens that one of the ministers in the cabinet of Premier Triantafillakos was killed during the troubles there in- cident to the abdication of Constan- tine, Venizelists are said to be in con- trol of the Island of Syra in the Greek Archipelagoe. An important cable station is situated on the island. REPUBLIC NEW HOPE. i By the Associated Press. ATHENS, September 27.—It is re- ported that a section of the revolu- tionary army is imbued with the idea of a republic and that the accession of King George may be accompanied with some difficulties. An impressive pro-Venizelist dem- onstration occured in the city tonight. Thousands of persons, including some or the troops, paraded the streets singing and acclaiming Venizelos and waving portraits of the former pre- mier. The throng marched to the French legation crying “yiva France.” The revolutionists have entered the city and occupied all’the strategic points and the ministries. Revolutionary Committee Formed. A vprovisional revolutionary com- mit{es™ Wit beers Jormed snd hax is- sued the followiug proclamation: “An accord having bsen reached which reBighs od, provisional re lutionary obmmittee will assume power wnh/'lhe, least possible delay. “Until néw it has been relying for the mainténance of order and the protectiofi’of all citizens, without ex- ception,/ipon the patiotism of the Hellengs and the ardent desfre of the peopl¢’ for reconciliation and bridging over/the chasm—a desire the lut!onary party espouses. “Disturbers of order, to whatever political party they belong, will he ished in accordance with revolu- onary justice.” Battleship and Treops Arrive. At 8 o'clock last night the city was brilllantly illuminated, with cavalry and infantry patrolling the streets. The revolutionists are proceeding with the formation of a government. The troops arrived from-their long march dead tired, some of them carrylng machine guns on their shoulders. The battleship Lemnos has 'arrived at Phaleron, accompanied by tug- boats and destroyers. Revelution Bloodless Se Far. The first phase of the Greek revolu- tion has ended with the abdication of King Constantine in favor of Crown Prince George, and the tumult has sufficiently subsided, while the next steps are preparing to allow a retro- spect of what has occurred. In the first place the revolution so far has been bloodless. Insurgent troops from the Greek islands, where, the movement has its inception, land-’ ed at Piraeus, entered the capital and now are barracked in the public buildings, occupying the city without bloodshed. The royalists, under Gen. Constan- tinopolous, commanding the district, and Col. Soutos, commanding the garrison, attempted armed resistance against the rebel% but the Venizelist element under en. Pangalos, op- posed the movement, outwitted the other faction, took possession of the prefecture ' of police, 'arrested Col, Soutos, and finally became masters of the . situation, the royalist troops being led back to their quarters. Sées Futility of Effort. King Constantine’s manifesto abdi- revo- pany will be held in thé boardroom of |eating in favor of his eldest son. fol- !the District bullding at 10:30 on Mon- |lowed. The king at first intended to day; October 9. resist the insurrectionary movement, Willlam McK. Clayton, chairman of | his generals and Prince Nicholas, his the utiljties committes_of” the Federa- | brother, advising such & course, but flon _of Citizens’ . Assoctations, today | the monarch soon recognised the im- gave out what he says was the com- | possibility of making an effective re- pany’s rate of return on fair value from sistance and the counter revolutionary March to June, inclusive, under the preparations were ordered stopped. ! present rate of fare. Here are his fig- - The -next step was taken by the ures, on which, he said, the federation | civilians. The leaders of the Venizel- based its request for a cut in fares: st party went to meet the leaders.of Rate of return for March, 9.61 per|the military movement and held & cent; for April, 11.33: for May, 11.46, | conference at which the organization of a new government and the dynastic and for June, 9.90. These figures, he | quostion ‘were discussed. Even the said, give an average fair value for the | question of proclaiming a republic, it four months ‘of 10.57 per cent. Mr. |such a step seemed necessary, Was Clayton sald he expects the return for | taken up by the conferees. € July and August to be less because they | THe prospects at this writing seem naturally are lean months in street car | to be that Gen. Nider will undoubtedly operation. be called to the premiership of the new government, with former Foreign Minister Carapanos becoming foreign minister, unless M. Coromilas should ORDER TWO. GARGO SHIPS. =i, it £ it o e 7= Minister Alexander Diomede again ‘Huge Vessels Will Be Used in At- gom!n: ‘minister of finance. . lantic Trade. ' Dramatic Scemes at Palace. * King Constantine’s abdication came NEW YORK, September 28.—Con- & struction of two of the largest ocean attar dramatic scenes, with the palace carriers.ever, bulit, for use i; surrounded by an angry mob o8, revo- fransportating ore Tnile to At- | lutionts lantic_const ports in JAmerica, has | ment. een orderes n con! on wi into by the Bethlehem Steel Corpora- | ¥ #€l%8 BIC Tori0n o0 L B i tion and Axel Brostrom & Sons inay visit Canada and . et Vear, letodrdlal'l“‘ to vue‘nun§ )‘?xf' of uo:-he:bur‘. Sweden,” it was an- ::5 J{i;_‘}_ e and announced the sudaira, master of ceremonies in e | nounc ere. § {mperial househoid at Toklo, Who has| The new. ships willibe built for|. Gen P‘”'fl““m previously been arrived here from Japan. the Swedish firm at Hamburg, Ger- |5ent to treat with the revolutionists, If the plan of travel which he is|many, and are expected to go.into but, finding his entreaties unavailing, s accepted, Viscount Mat- -.rvfo. next June. Each wuf be: of | Joined r himself. gOV- sald, the visit probably will be | 21,000 deadweight, tonnage, equipped ernment .then . sent & second envay, Soade early Jear, with 6,000-ho! rer - Die v s demanding his .dethrone- e us THAT AWFUL HOME WELCOME lShoots Brother QUIZ WAR BRIDE IN GRAVE ROBBERY. Missing Body of Girl Found in Burning Garage as - “Husband’s.” $16,000 LIFE INSURANCE Man Missing as German Womnl Planned Trip, Say St. Louis Police. tives today closely questioned Mrs. r German war_bride,. 1o fie?. knowledge of the Fob™ bory of the grave of Miss Celeste Schneider, the disappearance of her husband and her knowledge of what i3 believed to be a deep laid plot to rob insurance companies. Mrs. Brenn, it is claimed, gave in- structions to an undertaker to have fully cremated the charred body found Tuesday in her husband's garage which had been destroyed by fire. She stated she was going back to Germany, that the body was that of her husband and she wanted to take his ashes With her. The police are trying to Jeatn ‘whether she knew the body, instead of being her husband, was that of Miss Schneider, who was buried Sep- tember 2 in Mount Hope cemetery. That Mrs. Brenn had made such a request was told the police by the undertaker. Casket Found Empty. The desectives connected the burn- ing of the Brenn garage with the finding on Wednesday of an open grave in_ the cemetery. A sexton fcund the casket which had contained Miss Schneider's body empty beside the grave. The coroner's physician, who was called to perform an anutopsy, declared that the body found in the ruins of the garage had been that of a woman. At the same time detectives claimed they found a spade and bits of a shroud near the garage. Mrs. Brenn is held at headquarters while 2 general alarm has been sent out for her husband. August Schneider, a meat cutter and father of Celeste Schneider, also has been taken into cus- tody. -He denies knowledge of the rob- bery of his daugters grave or-ever to have met the Brenns,’ : $16,000 Insurance Poliey, * Mrs. Brenn is the named beneficiary of three insurance policies on her hus- band’s life, totaling $16,000. Brenn last was seen ‘at the garage Monday when his wife says that he told her he was going to answer a call for road service. He took with him a light truck. Thé body of Miss Schnelder is be- 1leved to have been stolen Monday. The first people to reach the garage after the fire was discovered found the charred body on a light truck.” It was assumed at once that it was that of Brenn, but when the grave robbery was Teported the police began an effort to |’ connect thé two happenings. Mrs, Schneider, the mother of the girl, declares she separated from her husband when he refused to divide with her an insurance policy of $400 on: the life of their daughter. She says he toid her she would have “plenty of bad luck.” (Copyright, 1922.) BUILDING TRADES WAR BELIEVED THREATENING Carpenters’ Union Loses r{:hg for Metal Trim Work Before Board: suppofted by -the building. trades de- - nion leaders asserted that the state- — also in Pittsbureh, Special Dispatcis'to The Star. § = &= sl - £ ST. LOUIS, September Z$or-Detec- To Save Brother FromMobRescue By the Associated Press, KENOVA, W. Va., September 28, —Harvey Napier, a policeman, fired a bullet into the breast of his brother last night when the latter, at the head of a mob, atttmpted to rescue a third brother from the custody of the bluecoat at the en- trance to the local jail. Today Thomas Napier lies close to death in a hospital with a bul- let lodged a few inches from his heart. Taylor Napier is in custody. He will be arraigned on a charge of disorderly conduct at a carnival Harvey Napler has not been ar- rested. County authorities have indicated that he shot in self-de- fense. Shortly after a justice énsued a ylor's. 651 4 pASKTIRASA beenr given to Harvey to serve. They- congregated between the Napler home and the jail. 2 I"fi!lg the bluecoat approached -wit Inter his brother. The crowd blocked the sidewalk. The officer drew his revolver and an- other policeman, Gallie Jackson, ran to his assistance. Thomas Napier rushed from an adjoining pool hall with a cue in his hand. According to spectators, he led the rush on the officers and struck his brother Harvey on the head. At that instant Harvey shot. As the wounded man fell to the sidewalk, the policeman rushed his brother into the jail. Then Harvey returned and accompanied Thomas the hospital. Before he left the officer had his bruised head bandaged. BLAST WIPES 00T [TALIAN NAVY POST Hundreds Dead or Injured in Disaster Caused by Lightning. r By the Assoclated Press. SPEZIA, September 28.—The entire naval garrison at Falconara Fort, near here, on the Gulf of Genoa, is believed to have Been Kkilled in an explosion, caused by lightning, which destroyed everything within a radius of ten miles. There are many hundreds of wounded. The wounded are being rushed to|complete returns yesterday. the hospitals here, all of which are already filled. Military. forces have| gen's total was 178,622, as against ‘been: assigned to the work of rescue. Alk fascistis of the province of Genoa GOVERNOR MILLER ALBANY FAVORITE Renomination by G. 0: P. Convention Apparently Certain. I i LYONS JAR TO HARMONY | ey g i Secretary of State May Carry Fight | to Floor of Session Today. Gov. Nathan L. Miller was momi- ‘Sated waanimously by the New Aork state republiean ‘eouvention. IR & speech seconding the momiua- tien, District Attorney Dana Wallace of Queens said it would mot be long before the govermor changed his residence “from the capital on the Hudson to the capl- tal on the Potomac.” ALBANY, September 25.—Renomi- nation of Gov. Nathan L. Miller, vir- tually by acclamation, was evident by the temper of the delegates gath- ered here for the final session of the republican state convention ~today. The nomination of a ticket of other state officers eatisfactory to the gov- ernor and a majority of the re- publican leadera also was assured. The determination of Secretary of State John J. Lyons to seek a renomi. nation on the floor of the convention, in epite of the opposition of state leaders, interposed the only obstacle to complete harmony. Some leaders were hopeful, however, that a last- minute settlement of the problem would be found. Such a settlement would call for the withdrawal of Secretary Lyons, Inasmuch as the leaders appear determined to nomi- nate_samuel J. Joseph. a_lawyer of the Bronx, for the post of Secretary of state. MAJORITY NEARLY 100,000. Frelinghuysen Vote in New Jer- sey Almost Counted. NEWARK, N. J., September 28.— United States Senator Joseph §. Fre- linghuysen, who was renominated by the New Jersey republicans in.yester- day’s primaries, will have a majority of close to 100,000 votes over Gearge L. Record, it was indicated by almost With a few scattered districts in sec- tions still to be reported, Frelinghuy- 86,859 for Record. ‘The_size -of Frelinghuysen's vote was a surprise; even to his supporters, be- have_been mobilized by their chiefs | gansa’ of ‘the active campaign which to assist. the. soldiers. Damage : Along Gulf. The explosion occurred in a violent had beén conducted by his opponent. TEXAN SEEKS CAMPAIGN CASH storm which damaged the crops and | gpeciai Dispatch to The Star. property of the inhabitants for large{ - AUSTI areas-along the gulf. g Half crazed with terror from fire and storm, the despairing population is being relieved through govern- mental care. et ‘recovered In the debris. dred tons of explosives were stored in the deep tunnels of the fort. The Jocated was completely blown sway. The work of recovering the dead is préceeding. No estimate has as yet been made of their number. CHARGE NAMES FALSE. Petition for Recall of Cleveland Mayor Challenged. “‘CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 28.— Charging that many signatures to peti- tions - demanding the recall of Mayor Fred Kohler are invalid, City Law Director ‘Paul Lamb has brought .the | situation to. “the - atténtion- of County Prosecutor Stanton: and demanded a grand jury investigation. Prosecutor Stanton declared the case would be presented to the grand jury today. - Pointing to instances of signatures in what appeared to be the same 's. handwriting, Mr. Lamb told the prose- “certainly many of those f’.:’..amu 'h”“'pumumbl "”'uu top ing ap} rom to bottom. - Lamb explained that the separate an clg. proceedings Tex., September 28.—Re- publican national committee funds to be spent in Texas in George B. Ped- dy's campaign as candidate for the United States Senate will be asked by R. B: Creager, who is golng to Washington to confer with republi- can -committeemen, it wWas stated in Seventy bodies have already. been|Austin Wednesday. Fifteen hun-} -Mr. Creager also will make an ef- fort to get ngtionally prominent speakers to come to Texas to stump entire top of the hill on which it js|the state for Mr. Peddy, it was stated. Mr. Creager 1is expected to reach: Washington by the latter part of this' week, it was stated, and will ask that Jiberal sums of republican campaign 'money be allotted to the Texas sen: torlal campaign and ‘be spent on b half of Peddy. CUBAN LOAN APPROVED. House Favors $50,000,000 For- eign Loan by Vote of 82 to 12, JIAVANA, Cuba, September 28.—Ap-; propriation of & $50,000,000 foreign loan to liquidate the republic’s float- ing 'indebtedness was voted early is. morning by the house of \repre- ot 82 to tative 12. Adjournment. :&‘uken at 8 o'clock after a start 8 been made in discussing the 3::’!0\15 articlés of the bill, which must be approved separately before the measure can bé sent to the senate, ———e FLEECED OF $14,000. BUFFALO, N. Y, September 28— Augustine L. Rini of Cleveland, re- ported to the police here today that he had been robbed of $14,000 by three men. - Rini had been promised big returns. in a su; stock.deal b 700 Pupils Poison Victims in Lunch- Room of School By the Asscclated Press. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., September 28. —A roll call at Woodlawn High School today showed 260 students absent as a result of food poison- ing yesterday. It was stated by school authori- ties that the total number affected probably reached 700. There are more than 1,100 students in the school and 440 of those present today reported they suffered :llg]l.ltly from the effects of the o Many of the students absent to- day were violently ill for a time, but it was said that all but one were out of danger. Investigation indicated that the students were poisoned by eating sandwiches made from _ground beef, cabbage, celery and pickle at the school cafeteria. Scores became ill in classrooms during the afternoon, while others dropped on the streets while re- I&urnlng to their homes later in the ay. PENSION INCREASE | 1S PROMISED VETS Civil-and Mexican War Sur- vivors Would Get $22 a Month More, BILL EXPECTED TO PASS Would Not Impose Extra Burden on Treasury Because of Dimin- ishing Beneficiaries. A pension pay envelopg increase from $50 to $72 a month for civil and Mexican war veterans, possibly 28 a Christmas gift from Uncle Sam, is planned by republican leaders in Congress. A bill providing the pension In- crease already has passed the Sen- ate, and Senator Bursum, republican, New Mexico, its author, says he has been promised by, House republican! leaders that it will be passed by the; House soon after it reconyenes. He expects the bill to become law be- fore the holidays. Widows Would Get Increase. All civil and Mexican war yeterans who have developed disabilities would receive the' incréase from $56 to 372 a month under the Wi w widows' perision woilld from $30 to $50 a month. Other beneficlaries under the bill include civil war Army nurses, who woukl receive $50 a month, while pension- ers of the Indain wars would receive $30 and their widows $20 a month. The Bursum bill is designed to meet the needs of veterans of advanced years, but because of their rapidly in- creasing death rate, the bill, Senator Bursum states, would not mean actual draft upon the Treasury over the pres- ent pension rolls. The pension bureau estimated that the increased cost of the Bursum bill during the first year would amount to about $60,000,000, but Senator .Bursum told the Senate that revised estimates placed it at not more than $35000,000. The present pension outlay is about $300,000,000 annually. - . No Increased Espense Expected. “At the same time,” Senator Bursum explainied, “the commissioner of pen- sions states that it will be two years before all of those who are given in- creases under the bill will be on the roll, so that if we were to compare the actual amount of cash necessary to be paid out of the Treasury there prob- ably would not be an increase (over the present pension payments). “My first statement with reference to the increase was upon the basis that all of those now on the roll continued on the roll and all of those who were given added pensions were continued on the roll, and there were no deaths. But more than 50,000 have been drop- ped from the roll this year and next year there will be more, probably 75,- 000, until the veteran of the civil war will be a matter of history.” Average Age of Vets, 78. The average age of civil war vet- erans now is seventy-eight, Senator Bursum added, with their expectancy of life only five and one half years. “So that they only have a short time here,” he continued, “and if we are going to do anything to help them out in their old age, now that they are incapacitated, and to afford them re- lief on account of the high cost of living, they should have that relief immediately. I submit that $72 a month for an old veteran, as com- pared to the allowance we are giv- ing to those who served during the world war and who were disabled, is Dot unreasonable; it is & very meager allowance.” D. C. BUDGEF TOTAL 1S TILL UNDECIDED Whéther the $24,500.000 limit ten- tatively put by the bureau of the budget or the $30,000,000 asked by the Commissioners of the District of Columbla for next year will be fa- vored will not be decided for three weeks or a month, Brig. Gen. H. M. Lord, director of the budget an- | nounced today. ‘Hearings before the board of esti- mates were concluded yesterday for the Pistrict, and the board went into the business of hearing the other departments of the government, in- cluding first the Interior ana the Treasury departments. Until some idea can be had of the entirs situa- tion, Gen. Lord said, no decision will be reached in the case of the District budget. ol C. O. Sherrill, officer in_charge of publie-buildings and grounds; Maj Max Tyler, Engineer Commissioner Keller and Auditor Donovan appeared before the board of estimate yester- day to present the needs of the Di: trict. - The proposed connection b held & worthless cheek . for | tween Potomac and Rock Creek parks 28,500 en he turned. over . his | was ‘underatood to have been ‘pre- gg;wgema e _4sented by Col- Sherrill -* Wi s : D. C. COAL SUPPLY 212.272 TONS LESS THAN LAST WINTER Merchants’ Board of Trade Gives, Figures to Show Big Decrease. HOUSEHOLDERS TO GET SMALLER ALLOTMENTS Drastic Cuts Are Made in Fuel to Suburban ‘Washington will have to keep warm this winter on a supply of hard coal that will be 212,272 tons less than the city recelved last year, according to figures obtained today from the Coal Merchants' Board of Trade. This organization, representing nearly all of the dealers in the Dis- trict, has reliable information that the total amount of anthracite ship- ped into Washington between now and March, 1923, will be 318,398 tons. During the last year the total amount of anthracite received by Washington was 539,670 tons. Of course, this figure represents ship- ments from April, 1921, to March, 1922, whereas the estimate for the coming winter begins with Septem- ber. From April to September of this year, however, there was little hard coal mined. Estimates Are Given. Here are the amounts of hard coal received last winter, and the esti- mated amount that will arrive this winter at the various points in and around the city of Washington: Benning—Last year, 4,102 tons; this winter, 2,461 tons. Brookland—Last year, 381 tons; this winter, 228 tons, Chillum—Last year, 2,749 tone; this winter, 1.649 tons. Georgetown—Last vear, 28,633 tons; this year, 17,179 tons. Lamond—Last year, 3,559 tons; this wlnl‘ter,d2,135 tons. angdon—Last year, 671 tons; thi: winter, 402 tons. * 5 % Takoma Park—Last year, 3,280 tons; this year, 1,938 tone. Uniontown—Last year, 6,687 tone; this year, 4,012 tons. University Station—Last year, 5,750; this yege, S5 4 ton—Last year, 474,908; tnts Wasl year, 28 « 8 Limits Supplies. These figures will have' a. tendency to change the impression of many residents of the District who have been expressing the bellef that Wash- ington will have plenty of hard coal for household use this winter. They indicate that practically every householder will have to mix some soft coal with his supply of anthracitc. George Pope, director of the govern- ~ ment fuel yards, stated today that his office is limiting the delivery of coal shipments to government buildings and to the living quarters of Army, Navy and Marine Corps officers. Mr. Pope said that in accordance with congressional appropriations officérs of the military services who have an allowance for heat, light and fuel, get coal requisitions on the government fuel yards. EFFORT T0 FOIL BEER VOTE N OHID FAILS State High Court Refuses to Hear Plea to Enjoin Balloting on Proposal. By the Associated Press. COLUMBLUS, Ohio, Septeraber The Ohio supreme court teday frus- trated another effort to prevent a vote at the election November 7 on constitutional amendment authorizing the sale in Ohio of light wines and beers by refusing to hear the petition filed yesterday by Attorney George S. Hawke of Cincinnati, seeking to en- Join the secretary of state from placing the beer proposals on the ballots. The Hawke petition charged that the petitions asking that the beer proposal be placed on the ballots were signed mostly in lead pencil, although lthi law says they must be signed In nk. Action.of the court makes certain a vote on the wine and beer amend- ment in November. In refusing to hear the case the supreme court inti- mated that the points raised by Mr. Hawke should have been presented recently when the court heard the mandamus case to force the secretary of state to place the amendment on the ballot. In that case, the Associa- tion Opposed to Prohibition asked that the secretary of state be required to place the question on the ballot. This was done. OUTPOURING OF CITIZENS AT WATSON'S FUNERAL Arrival of Senator’s Body From ‘Washington Awaited by Hun- dreds of Georgians. By the Associated Press. ‘THOMSON, Ga., September 28.—Hun- dreds of people, from all parts of Georgla were here today for the fu- neral of United Mmtes Senator Thomas E. Watson. s ~ Long before the train on which the body left Washington yesterday aft- ernoon was due, the railroad station was crowded with those who came to follow the late junior senator to his Iast resting place. "Brief. and_simple funeral -services were planned at Hickory Hill, the Watzon home, Rev. E.J. Forrester of Sparta, Ga., former pastor of Thomson Baptist Church, of “which Senator Watson was a member, was’ to offi- clate, assisted by Rev. J. T. Eakes, pastor of Thomson Methodist Church, The body was to be taken direct from the station to the Watson home, where the funeral services were to held. Interment was to be in Thomson | cemetery. R 0 O